Since the beginning of this year, the palace of the Eight Princes has been renovated and decorated. After several months of renovations, his mansion was finally renovated.

Of course, the mansion of the Eighth Prince was basically repaired by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by someone to help him, and it was very elegantly repaired.

After the mansion was built, the eighth prince moved out of the Heungdeok Palace, after all, it was not convenient to live in the palace.

Zhao Yao was very envious, and he also wanted to move out of the palace, but unfortunately he was too young. However, he was able to go to the Eighth Prince's mansion from time to time.

There is a special courtyard belonging to Zhao Yao in the mansion of the Eighth Prince, and the decoration is very luxurious, even more luxurious than the Eighth Prince's own courtyard. If he hadn't known that the Eighth Prince sometimes had something to do, Zhao Yao would have liked to live in his mansion every day.

After a while, the eighth prince will be an adult, and he will also get married at that time.

The marriage of the Eighth Prince was decided a year ago. The other party is the daughter of a side branch of the Zhenguo Mansion, named Xie Ning.

Zhao Yao has seen her before, she is a gentle and beautiful woman, and her temperament is also gentle and gentle, and she looks a little indisputable.

The marriage of the eighth prince was, of course, arranged by the crown princess. The crown princess knew that His Royal Highness valued the eighth prince very much, so she married the daughter of the Xie family to the eighth prince.

Although Xie Ning is not the daughter of the descendant of the Zhenguo Mansion. The daughters of Zhenguo Gong's lineage have been married to everyone, and those who should not be married have not yet been married, and they cannot be married to the eighth prince, so the crown princess arranged for the daughter of the side branch to be married to the eighth prince.

For the marriage arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, the Eighth Prince is naturally very grateful.

The eighth prince will get married when he becomes an adult, and the crown princess will help him prepare for marriage during this time.

The emperor didn't care about the marriage of the eighth prince and didn't care about anything. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt sorry for the Eighth Prince, so he asked the Crown Princess to help with more work.

As the queen, Empress Xie naturally has to handle the marriage of the eighth prince. She saw that the crown princess was bothering about the marriage of the eighth prince, so she made a handshake and let the crown princess have full authority to prepare for the marriage of the eighth prince.

Concubine Liang and the others were too busy to do anything else, so they could only do their best to prepare some things for the Eighth Prince to get married.

The eighth prince is about to be crowned king and married, and there are not many ministers in the court who care. Their eyes are now focused on Shudi.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu had arrived in Shu some time ago, and he and Zhang Gong had already sent troops to aid Han Zhong's eldest son. Just a few days ago, good news came back from Shudi. His Royal Highness the King of Chu won the first battle, and it was won very beautifully.

According to the report from the palace, Zhang Gong did not go to this battle, only His Royal Highness the King of Chu. He led the soldiers he brought from Liangzhou to the battlefield, and won the rebellious army with fewer victories.

Zhang Gong wrote a letter to the emperor, in which he praised His Royal Highness the King of Chu fiercely, saying that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had the demeanor of the emperor when he was young and was very talented in leading troops to fight. Although this is the first time that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has led troops to fight, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has shown great sophistication and has no timidity. The most important thing is that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has arranged everything very carefully and there is nothing missing.

For the outstanding performance of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the emperor naturally praised it in the early court.

After hearing this, His Royal Highness the Acting King was very disdainful, because compared to him, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was still far behind. However, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard this, he was very jealous. Because of this battle, His Royal Highness the King of Chu gained a foothold in the barracks.

Zhang Gong led his troops to assist His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and he himself was willing, but the soldiers under him were not necessarily. They have all fought countless battles with Zhang Gong, large and small, and have also made a lot of feats, and they have more or less tempered. In their opinion, bringing the King of Chu, a person who has never been on the battlefield, will drag them down. They can get rid of the group of rebellious ministers and thieves in Shu on their own.

Although they did not say it clearly, they were dissatisfied with assisting the king of Chu to attack Shu. Zhang Gong naturally saw it, but he didn't say anything. He bluntly told the king of Chu that many soldiers in the army did not accept him, a prince with no combat experience. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu wants to recover these soldiers, then he must show his strength and win the first battle, so that the soldiers who disobey him can see that although he has not led troops to fight, it does not mean that he will not.

When His Royal Highness the King of Chu heard Zhang Gong say this, not only was he not angry, but he was very grateful to Zhang Gong for telling him. He told Zhang Gong that in the first battle, he would win the first battle without his help, and he would win it on his own.

Zhang Gong was a little surprised when he heard His Royal Highness the King of Chu say this, but he didn't say anything. Of course, he didn't tell His Royal Highness the King of Chu how to win the first battle to recover Shu. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked him for advice, he would naturally tell him.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not ask Zhang Gong for advice on how to win the first battle. He made his own battle plan and arranged everything. From beginning to end, he didn't ask Zhang Gong if he was doing the right thing.

Zhang Gong was not angry about this, nor did he feel that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was clever. He wasn't worried about it either. For him, it doesn't matter if His Royal Highness the King of Chu loses the first battle, because he will win it back. Of course, if His Royal Highness the King of Chu wins the first battle, it will be even better.

In the first battle to recover Shu, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who had no combat experience, won, which made the soldiers in the Zhenshu military camp immediately look at him. The soldiers under Zhang Gong immediately put away their dissatisfaction and contempt for His Royal Highness the King of Chu in their hearts.

The first battle was won, and it was won very beautifully, which strongly encouraged the morale of the soldiers. Next, His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Zhang Gong will fight separately to exterminate the rebellious army.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu's victory in the first battle is not a good thing for the ministers who support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and support His Royal Highness the Acting King. They can't do anything they want to. First, because His Royal Highness the King of Chu is now far away in Shu, and second, the soldiers of the Zhenshu army are basically under Zhang Gong, and the rest are the people brought by His Royal Highness the King of Chu from Liangzhou. They can't install anyone they want, let alone do anything else.

They wanted to make some things happen in Liangzhou, but Liangzhou was governed by the King of Chu like an iron wall, and the people they installed couldn't do anything at all.

The best way to deal with His Royal Highness the King of Chu is to let His Royal Highness the King of Chu return to the capital after recovering Shu. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu had been far away in Liangzhou, it would be inconvenient for them to do whatever they wanted. However, if His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in the capital, it would be easy to deal with him.

It is rare for the officials who support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness who supports the Acting King to have a tacit understanding, and it is also rare for them to reach a consensus to get His Royal Highness the King of Chu back to the capital.

In the mansion of the Eighth Prince.

"Your Highness, are we really not going to do something?" Yu Hai's expression was a little anxious, "Aren't we really going to stop King Chu?" If he is allowed to win again, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Why should we stop it?" The Eighth Prince glanced at Yu Hai strangely, "There's nothing wrong with letting the fourth child win." ”

"However, in this case, isn't the King of Chu becoming more and more famous in the army." Yu Hai didn't understand why the Eighth Prince was not anxious at all, "What the King of Chu lacks most is the support of the army, and when he recovers Shu, then he can get the support of the army, which is very bad for us." "Didn't His Highness say before that King Chu is his real opponent and his last opponent.

"You're wrong, there's nothing bad for us." The eighth prince said with a calm expression, "The father sent the fourth child to recover Shu, just to let the fourth child have military merits and let the fourth child get the support of the army, so that the fourth child can have the confidence to balance with the prince and the acting king." ”

"Your Royal Highness, the King of Chu is the person that the emperor likes, and the emperor arranged this way to pave the way for the King of Chu......"

The Eighth Prince interrupted Yu Hai's words and continued: "I said before that compared to us, the crown prince and the acting king are more afraid of the fourth child. Now that the father and emperor are blatantly supporting the fourth child, do you think the crown prince and the acting king will let the fourth child go? ”

"No, it won't."

"Next, the court will form a three-legged situation, the crown prince and the acting king, and the fourth child will fight each other, there is nothing bad for us." The Eighth Prince chuckled and said, "They are fighting in three ways, and we will reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”

He added, "Also, the harder they fight, the safer we will be." ”

Yu Hai nodded, and then he thought of something, and his face immediately changed.

"No, Your Highness, didn't you say before that the King of Chu would be your biggest enemy in the future, and you also said that the crown prince and the acting king would not be the opponents of the King of Chu. In the future, if the king of Chu wins the fight between the crown prince and the acting king, he will be in full swing at that time, so can we still fight him? ”

When the eighth prince heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Yu Hai, do you think I can't fight the fourth?" ”

"No, what the slave means is that when that time comes, the King of Chu will be powerful, and he will ......," Yu Hai said cautiously, "It will become troublesome." ”

The Eighth Prince smiled meaningfully: "That's what makes it interesting." As he spoke, his expression instantly became serious, "I won't lose to the fourth!" ”

Hearing the Eighth Prince say this, Yu Hai didn't dare to say anything more.

"Let the fourth child fight with the prince first, and we'll just watch the play on the sidelines."

"Your Highness is wise, it's the slave who thinks too much." His Royal Highness is so smart, how could he lose to the King of Chu.

The Eighth Prince suddenly asked, "Is there any news from the Jingyang Marquis Mansion?" ”

Yu Hai replied respectfully, "I haven't found what you're looking for yet." ”

When the Eighth Prince heard this, his brows furrowed, "Isn't it in the Jingyang Marquis Mansion?" ”

"Your Highness, I have searched the secret room of the Jingyang Marquis Mansion several times, but I still haven't found it, and the slave feels that what you want is not in the Jingyang Marquis Mansion."

"It's not where the Marquis Mansion of Jingyang is." The Eighth Prince thought to himself, did he really disappear?

He thought that the thing was in Shu before, but he didn't find it after rummaging through Shu Di. Several other possible places were also found, but there were none. The only place left that is possible is the Jingyang Marquis Mansion. I didn't expect that there was no Jingyang Hou Mansion either.

"Your Highness, the slave maid feels that the thing has really disappeared."

"Since the Jingyang Hou Mansion doesn't have it, then there is no need for the Jingyang Hou Mansion to stay, let Bo Chang do it." Since the thing can't be found, the Eighth Prince doesn't force it. Besides, he didn't have much hope in his heart.

"Yes, Your Highness."

At this time, in the Kunde Palace, the emperor was hugging Concubine Liang and crying about Zhao Yao's "crime".

"Xiaoxiao, Xiao Shi's stinky boy is not uncommon, it's really sad to my heart."

The emperor told Concubine Liang what Zhao Yao said to He Lianfang.

After Concubine Liang heard this, she was shocked at first, and then looked at the emperor who was complaining to her helplessly.

"Blame who, or yourself."

The emperor was extremely aggrieved: "How can you blame me, isn't I good to Xiao Shi's rabbit cub?" ”

"Grab food with Yao Yao, grab snacks to eat, and grab his favorite ......" Concubine Liang snapped her fingers, and counted the things that the emperor bullied Zhao Yao one by one.

Before she could finish her words, the emperor covered her mouth with his hand. The emperor defended himself: "I am teasing Xiao Shi, not bullying him. ”

"In Yaoyao's opinion, you are bullying him." Concubine Liang continued to count down the emperor and said, "I told you before not to bully Yao Yao all the time, you see Yao Yao has misunderstood you now." ”

"I ...... I ......, "The emperor didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing the emperor's helpless expression, Concubine Liang burst out laughing.

The emperor looked at her with a resentful gaze: "Xiaoxiao, you actually laughed at me." ”

"Okay, I'm not going to tease you." Concubine Liang put away the smile on her face, reached out and touched the emperor with a very aggrieved expression, "Yao Yao is afraid. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "What is he afraid of?" ”

"I'm afraid that you just love him for a while, I'm afraid that you ......" Concubine Liang said exactly the same thing as He Lianfang.

When the emperor heard this, he fell silent.

"It's all because we covered it up too well, so that he mistakenly thought that you didn't like his little son since he was a child." Concubine Liang finally understood why Zhao Yao never asked her about this after learning that the emperor loved him. She thought Yao Yao understood, so she didn't ask her. That doesn't seem to be the case now.

The emperor understood what Concubine Liang meant, and sighed a little heavily: "It's indeed my fault. ”

"It's also my fault, I thought Yao Yao understood, so I didn't tell him about it. Now it seems that Yao Yao has been caring about this matter. Concubine Liang patted the emperor's hand lightly, and said in a gentle tone, "Tomorrow, I will have a good talk with Yaoyao." ”

"If you tell him about it, how are you going to explain it to him?" The emperor said, "If you tell him that you know from me, then you will let him know that I have contact with that guy Lao He, and with Xiao Shi's cleverness, he will immediately guess who Lao He is, and he will also guess the purpose of me and Lao He." ”

Concubine Liang didn't think of this, "Also, how do you tell Yaoyao?" ”

"Forget it, let's assume we don't know."

Concubine Liang squinted at the emperor and quipped, "Aren't you very aggrieved?" ”

"I'm wronged, Xiao Shi, that stinky boy is close to Lao He, and he says everything to an outsider, but my father, he feels awkward." The emperor was aggrieved, angry and unwilling in his heart, "Like you said, blame myself." ”

"I'll find a chance to talk to Yao Yao in the future."

The emperor held Concubine Liang's hand and said with a gentle expression: "No need, just let Xiao Shi, a little rabbit cub, maintain this relationship with me." ”

"Are you sure?" Concubine Liang understood what the emperor meant, "Are you willing to do this?" ”

"Of course I'm unwilling, but this is the best for Xiao Shi." The emperor smiled and said, "Xiao Shi understands in his heart that it is enough for me, the emperor, to love him, and it doesn't matter if I am close or not." ”

Concubine Liang knew that the emperor said this, but in fact, she didn't really think so in her heart. He wanted Yao Yao to be close to him.

"Yaoyao will be close to you."

The emperor said arrogantly: "I am not unfamiliar with his closeness. As he spoke, he lowered his head and pressed his head against Concubine Liang's face and said, "I just want to be close to you." After speaking, he kissed Concubine Liang's mouth.

After the emperor fell asleep, Concubine Liang sat up and looked at his sleeping face with gentle eyes. Thinking of the hard-mouthed words he said earlier, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Yao Yao's words to He Lianfang, he listened to it, and he was obviously sad. Alas, I'll talk to Yao Yao after a while, otherwise he will be sad about this matter for the rest of his life.

Concubine Liang bent down, kissed the emperor on the lips, and immediately lay down. As soon as she lay down, she was embraced by the emperor. She wrapped her arms around the emperor's waist and gently patted the emperor's back.

The next day, when the emperor was leaving, he told Concubine Liang not to tell Zhao Yao about last night's incident, and repeatedly said that he didn't care. In the end, he said that if he told his youngest son that he cared, then he would be too ashamed as a father.

Concubine Liang couldn't help but smile and said that she wouldn't tell Zhao Yao. When the emperor heard this, he went to the court with confidence.

Because he rested in the Kunde Hall last night, the emperor was in a very good mood to go to the morning court today, which made the ministers breathe a sigh of relief.

I don't know what's going on in the past few days, the emperor doesn't seem to be in a good mood, and it is clear that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has won the battle in Shu.

There are no major events in today's morning dynasty, they are all small things, and they will end after an hour.

The emperor returned to the imperial study to watch the recital for a while, and then took Sun Kui to the Wende Palace.

Sun Kui saw the emperor hunched over, sneakily lying by the window, peeking at Zhao Yao reading, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to see it, why don't you go in and see it?" ”

The emperor glared back at Sun Kui and whispered, "What do you know. ”

Sun Kui: "......"

Your Majesty, didn't you tell Concubine Liang that you don't care about His Highness Ten's words, so now you come here to peek at what His Highness the Tenth is doing.

Zhao Yao sensed that someone was watching him, and raised his eyes to look around.

When the emperor saw his youngest son looking behind him, he hurriedly lowered his body and squatted under the windowsill. Sun Kui also hurriedly squatted down.

Zhao Yao looked around, didn't see anyone, and felt that he was thinking too much, so he didn't care anymore and continued to listen to Mr. Lecture.

Tongxi came back from taking snacks from Xingde Palace, and saw the emperor hunched over on the windowsill, and hurriedly saluted the emperor, but was stopped by the emperor with his eyes.

When the emperor saw that Tongxi was coming, it was not good to peek at his youngest son reading again. Before leaving, he warned Tongxi not to tell Zhao Yao that he had been to the Wende Palace.

Tongxi nodded hurriedly, and then respectfully sent the emperor out of the door of the Wende Palace.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go in and see His Royal Highness the Ten?"

"Why did I go in to see him?" The emperor said stiffly, "I just want to see if that stinky boy is serious about studying, and I don't mean anything else." ”

Sun Kui: Your Majesty, what you said is really that there are no three hundred taels of silver here.

Emperor: I don't care, I don't care!

Zhao Yao: Father, what are you talking about?

In the end, I still ask for tickets!